…piss’ but we have never had a cat! Ehretia dicksonii Ehretia dicksonii Seed forming in Symplocos dryophylla which will eventually turn blue-black and Asia needs to try growing it as…

…a less exposed and windy position where it would get less dieback. Nevertheless the blue lacecap flowers set against the yellow edged leaves is an excellent contrast. Hydrangea ‘Tricolor’ Hydrangea…

…Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood” Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood” Bought an Acacia boormanii to try at Caerhays. Upright pointed light blue foliage. Not listed in Hillier’s so likely to be rather…

…Last year I was rather impressed with this chance seedling found growing under Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’. It is clearly predominantly C. saluenensis but with some addition – perhaps…

…Chimonanthus praecox The ‘best’ old blue clump of mophead hydrangeas below the Magnolia x veitchii are nearly full out. They will get even bluer. hydrangeas hydrangeas 2019 – CHW A…

…blue indumentum on the undersides of the huge leaves. Quite the magnolia find of the year! Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla…

…elsewhere. Here the 3 half-eaten flowers all boast wasps and two of these are queens. What has eaten the flowers to get at the nectar? Blue tits I assume? Camellia…

…is a lovely rare blue needled pine which is not going to grow to a huge height and one which should retain its lower branches into old age. A height…

…older ones fade to blue-green with a hint of pink before they finally brown off. Quite an array of colours when you look closely at the same time. A valuable…

…gather on Wednesday. Cotoneaster ‘Inchmery’ Shrivelled blue/black seedpods on Decaisnea fargesii. Decaisnea fargesii The leaf on Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ is just turning. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’…